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SUMMARY:April Book Club - Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our April Book Club to celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th Anniversary! We will be chatting about all Jane Austen’s works and focusing on Pride & Prejudice after being chosen by the book club members! \nReserve your space for £5 on our website or pop in to see us at the shop. \nOrder the book here!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/april-book-club-celebrating-jane-austens-250th-anniversary/
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing – Come and Meet Author Paul Aldridge
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Paul Aldridge\, who will be signing copies of his book\, The Tightrope Club. \nHow far would you go for something you crave? \nWelcome to ‘The Tightrope Club’. Michael makes a grave error. Beaten down by his addiction\, an untimely confession sees his world come crashing down. With nowhere left to turn\, he forms a secretive brotherhood and rallies himself to help others wrestle with their own addictions. Mysterious souls\, disrupt his good intentions and force him to take matters into his own righteous hands. Now in too deep\, his relentless pursuit of the truth takes him to places he may never escape from. Left with difficult choices\, he may have to sacrifice himself to save others\, and hopefully still find a path back towards redemption. \nAlthough previously an author of children’s books\, this is Paul’s first foray into fiction. A unique storyteller\, whether that is writing rhythming picture books or now tales of redemption\, he delivers a descriptive\, inspiring and thought-provoking form of writing to entertain the reader.
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-paul-aldridge/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:KENFEST STORYCORNER
DESCRIPTION:KENFEST\, Kenilworth’s beer and music festival\, is delighted to announce a new partnership with Kenilworth BooksNew for 2025\, visitors to the afternoon sessions at KENFEST will be able to meet some of the best and local children’s authors and illustrators\, for children of all ages. The Story Corner will be an exciting celebration of books and reading filled with authors\, activities and storytelling!\nKENFEST STORYCORNER LINEUP\nSATURDAY\n\n\n\n2.00-4.00pm\n \nFletcher the Fox – meet author Julia Rawlinson \nStory Walks\, colouring and crafts for younger children \nJulia is originally from London but now lives in Kenilworth and is the author of the popular Fletcher the Fox picture book series.  Fletcher the kind-hearted fox and his friends have fun exploring nature in these beautifully illustrated picture books.\n\n\n2.00-3.00pm \n & \n 3.30-4.30pm\n \nKitty Quest – meet storyteller\, author and illustrator Phil Corbett \nGraphic Novel design workshop for children aged 7+ \nPhil is a professional storyteller who grew up locally and now lives above a comic shop in France. Kitty Quest is a hilarious\, magical and downright silly story about some paws-itively delightful heroes.\n\n\n2.30-3.30pm \n & \n 4.00-5.00pm \n \n\nThe Raccoon from Rangoon – meet author and singer-songwriter Robert Alexander \nStorytelling and singing for under 9s \nRobert is a local writer of children’s books and songs. “The Raccoon from Rangoon” is a big band\, jazz/swing\, musically themed Children’s rhyming picture book that’s getting feet tapping\, tails wagging and wings flapping\n\n\n3.00-4.00pm\n\nCrafty Bees \nFind out more about why bees are so important while enjoying some fun bee crafting! \nCraft activities for children of all ages. \n \n\n\n\n\nSUNDAY\n\n\n\n2.00-4.00pm\n \nFletcher the Fox – meet author Julia Rawlinson \nStory Walks\, colouring and crafts for younger children \nJulia is originally from London but now lives in Kenilworth and is the author of the popular Fletcher the Fox picture book series.  Fletcher the kind-hearted fox and his friends have fun exploring nature in these beautifully illustrated picture books.\n\n\n2.00-3.00pm \n & \n 3.30-4.30pm\n \nKnight Sir Louis – meet the Brothers McLeod \nStorytelling and illustration workshop for children aged 6+ \nBased in Stratford\, BAFTA award winning creative duo Greg & Myles are the Brothers McLeod.  The Knight Sir Louis series are hilarious tales told with wonderfully bonkers illustrations.\n\n\n2.30-3.30pm \n & \n 4.00-5.00pm \n \n\nThe Raccoon from Rangoon – meet author and singer-songwriter Rob Alexander \nStorytelling and singing for under 9s \nRobert is a local writer of children’s books and songs. “The Raccoon from Rangoon” is a big band\, jazz/swing\, musically themed Children’s rhyming picture book that’s getting feet tapping\, tails wagging and wings flapping!\n\n\n3.00-4.00pm\n\nMagician Lee Joseph Mystery Entertainer – a modern day magician who will amuse and amaze you with his magic\, mystery and twistery! \nLee will be performing in the Story Corner but also popping up around the festival all afternoon – so keep an eye out!! \nMagic tricks and illusions for children (and grown-ups) of all ages.\n\n\n\n  \nOn this new partnership\, Jai Purewal\, KENFEST curator said\, ‘Kenilworth Books is one of the jewels in the crown of the Kenilworth high street and the bookshop has been part of the community for almost 57 years. We are delighted to be working with Judy and the team in bringing even more family entertainment to KENFEST.’Judy Brook\, owner\, Kenilworth Books\, added\, ‘We are really looking forward to bringing some of our favourite children’s authors to KENFEST. Putting on events in the shop and in venues around town\, and taking authors into schools\, is very much part of what we do. It’s not only about what happens in the bookshop – it’s about taking our love of reading out into the community too and this is the perfect opportunity.’KENFEST tickets are selling fast\, and are available at kenfest.co.uk
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/kenfest-storycorner/
LOCATION:Private: KENFEST\, Kenilworth Rugby Football Club\,
Glasshouse Lane\,\, Kenilworth\, CV8 2AJ\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Roger Whitmore
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Roger Whitmore\, who will be signing copies of his book\, The Broken Rune Staff. \n Now retired\, Roger has dabbled in many trades but these days enjoys playing golf and gardening which has led to the opening of his small garden for the National Garden Scheme.  The Broken Rune Staff is Roger’s first fantasy novel with lots of twists and turns to take the reader on an epic adventure!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-roger-whitmore-2/
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SUMMARY:Mark Steel: The Leopard in My House
DESCRIPTION:“The consultant had told me he was confident I had throat cancer that had spread into the lymph glands. Joyfully\, I held his hand\, and looked up to the heavens like a South American footballer after scoring a goal. It was one of the happiest moments of my life.”\nJoin multi award-winning\, BAFTA-nominated writer and comedian Mark Steel for his new tour ‘The Leopard in My House’. The topic? His battle with throat cancer. A battle he is winning (thankfully) and which only his rapier wit could fashion a comedy tour show out of. \nCancer has done nothing to dull Mark’s acute political observations or quash his “frankly bonkers” energy: you will laugh\, you will cry\, but you’ll laugh again\, and again\, and again. \nThe Leopard in My House is proof that this leftie\, working-class\, Radio 4 favourite truly deserves his place in the UK comedy pantheon. \nMark Steel is best known for his critically-acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s in Town (now in its 13th series)\, as well as his hit podcast What The F*** Is Going On…?. \nHe has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two\, and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News for You and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. \nBook your tickets at Warwick Arts Centre here
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/mark-steel-the-leopard-in-my-house/
LOCATION:Warwick Arts Centre\, University of Warwick\, Coventry\, West Midlands\, CV4 7AL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Saturday Signing - Come and Meet Author Penny Batchelor
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Penny Batchelor\, who will be signing copies of her new thriller. \nShe knows all your darkest secrets . . . Now she’s the woman next door. \nIt’s been twenty-five years\, but I’d know that laugh anywhere. I freeze. Don’t let her in. Now she’s standing in my kitchen\, smiling and shaking my husband’s hand with her perfectly manicured nails. Stacy. She’s our new next-door neighbour. What is she doing here? What does she want this time? I worked so hard to put the past behind me\, to build this life for myself. \nPenny is the author of psychological thrillers – My Perfect Sister\, Her New Best Friend and The Reunion Party published by Elma Books. Penny is a co-founder and judge of the ADCI Literary Prize for adult fiction by a disabled/ chronically ill novelist\, is a Bookseller colmunist and speaks regularly at festivals. \nCHECK OUT PENNY’S BOOKS HERE AND PRE-ORDER THE LATEST BOOK!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/saturday-signing-come-and-meet-author-penny-batchelor-2/
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SUMMARY:Book Launch for Fletcher and the Bee with Julia Rawlinson
DESCRIPTION:Come and meet author Julia Rawlinson\, who will be signing copies of her book\, Fletcher and the Bee. \nJoin us for colouring and crafting to celebrate the publication of Julia Rawlinson’s new book and World Bee Day! \nThe meadow is blooming with sweet summer flowers\, but Bee is sad.     She can’t dance like the other bees!  Fletcher and Bee journey through the wood learning new dances from Fletcher’s friends. \nWill they find Bee’s perfect dance? \nNo need to book for this event\, please just pop in and meet Julia\, pick up a signed copy of her new book\, and enjoy some crafting to celebrate too! \nPRE-ORDER FLETCHER AND THE BEE HERE!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/book-launch-for-fletcher-and-the-bee-with-julia-rawlinson/
LOCATION:Kenilworth Books
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SUMMARY:May Book Club Q&A with author Elizabeth O'Connor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our May Book Club with novelist Elizabeth O’Connor. We will be chatting about her beautiful and devastating debut Whale Fall – a story of longing and betrayal set against the backdrop of a world on the edge of great tumult. \nReserve your space for £5 on here or pop in to see us at the shop. \nOrder a copy of the book here and received 15% discount off the RRP!
URL:https://www.kenilworthbooks.co.uk/event/may-book-club-qa-with-author-elizabeth-oconnor/
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